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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04201993 - 1.83 IN\ TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Victor J. Westman, County Counsel Arthur W. Walenta, Assistant County Counsel DATE: April 1993 SUBJECT: Amendment to Conflict of Interest Code of the Health Services Department SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Approve Amendment to Exhibit A to the Conflict of Interest Code to substitute the attached Exhibit A to said code. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Health Services Department has amended Exhibit A to its code and submitted the amendment to the Board for approval pursuant to Government Code section 87306 . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITT E APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) : ACTION OF BOARD ON rZ= APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER IF VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT �' TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Orig:County Counsel ATTESTED v�� cc: Clerk, Board of Supervisors PHIL BATCHE R, CLERK OF Health Services Department THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND Attn: Shelley Pighin COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY � �� , DEPUTY CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE LIST OF DESIGNATED POSITIONS EXHIBIT "A" AMENDED MARCH, 1993 Class/Functional Title Disclosure Category Office of the Director Health Services Director 1 & 2 Department Medical Director 1 & 2 Asst. to the Health Svcs Director 1 & 2 Conservatorship/Guardianship Program Chief 2 & 3 (P-2) Conservatorship Program Supervisor 2 & 3 (P-2) Properties Trust Officer 2 & 3 (P-2) Contracts & Grants Administrator 2 Contracts & Grants Specialist 2 Exec Asst/Hazardous Materials Commission 1 & 2 Employee Services Office Health Services Personnel Officer 1 & 2 Finance Division Department Finance Officer 1 & 2 Financial Controller 1 & 2 Health Services Administrators (all) 1 & 2 Health Service Systems Manager 1 & 2 Patient Financial Services Manager 1 & 2 Med. Svcs. Man. Info. & Ev. Dir. 1 & 2 Hospital and Clinic Division Hospital Executive Director 1 & 2 Health Services Administrators 1 & 2 Hospital Medical Director 1 & 2 Assoc. Hosp. Exec. Director - Patient Care 3 (A) Environmental Services Manager 3 (C) (D) (E) (J) Chief Clinical/Pathology Lab Technologist 3 (I) (K) Ambulatory Care Administrator 1 & 2 Director of Hospital Nursing Services 3 (A) Facilities Manager 1 & 2 Director of Pharmacy Services 3 (B) Director of Ambulatory Care Nursing 1 & 2 Page 1 Chief Radiologic Technologist 3 (A) (C) (D) (K) (P-1) Medical Social Services Director 1 & 2 Materials Manager 3 (A-P) Chief of Security 2 Nursing Program Manager 3 (A) (C) (D) (E) Chief, Cardiopulmonary Support Services 3 (A) (C) (D) (E) (F) (K) (P-1) Chief, Rehabilitation Therapy Services 3 (A) (D) (K) (L) (P-1) Central Supply Manager 3 (A) (C) (D) (E) (F) (I) (J) (K) (L) Contra Costa Health Plan Asst. Hlth. Svcs. Director (Executive Director) 1 & 2 Exempt Medical Staff Physician (Medical Director) 1 & 2 Marketing Director - Exempt 1 & 2 Health Services Administrator (all) 1 & 2 Health Services Planner/Evaluator 1 & 2 Provider Affairs Manager - Exempt 1 & 2 Member Services Coordinator 1 & 2 Member Services Counsellor 1 & 2 Medi-Cal Enroller 1 & 2 Sales Representative 1 & 2 Environmental Health Division Supv. Environmental Hlth. Specialist (all positions) 4 (A-J) Environmental Hlth. Specialist II (all positions) 4 (A-J) Environmental Hlth. Specialist I (all positions) 4 (A-J) Occupational Health Specialists (all positions) 4 (A-J) Hazardous Materials Specialists (all positions) 4 (A-J) Deputy Dir. of EH. General Programs 4 (A-J) Emergency Medical Services Director 1 & 2 Mental Health Division Asst. Hlth. Svcs. Director (Division Director) 1 & 2 Geriatric Services Program Chief 3 (N) (P-2) Exempt Medical Staff Physician, (Inpatient Services Director, Division Medical Director) 1 & 2 Children & Adolescent Services Program Chief 1 & 2 A/DA/MH Division Administrator 1 & 2 Page 2 Mental Health Acute Services Supervisor 3 (A) (B) (D) (E) (all positions) (M) (P) Mental Health Adult Services Supervisor 3 (A) (B) (D) (E) (all positions) (M) (P) Mental Health Children Services Supervisor 3 (A) (B) (D) (E) (all positions) MR) Mental Health Continuing Care Services Supervisor 3 (A) (B) (D) (E) (all positions) MR) Mental Health . Criminal Justice Program Supervisor 3 (A) (B) (D) (E) (all positions) (M) (P) Health Services Administrator (all positions) 1 & 2 Alcohol/Drug Abuse Division Alcohol Program Chief 1 & 2 Alcohol Rehabilitation Program Supervisor 3 (B) (D) (M) (N) (0) (P) Substance Abuse Program Director 1 & 2 Drug Abuse Program Supervisor 3 (B) (D) (M) (N) (0) (P) Health Services Administrator 1 & 2 Public Health Division Assistant Health Svcs. Director (Division Director) 1 & 2 Public/Environmental Health Division Administrator 1 & 2 Chief Pediatric Therapist 3 (A) (D) (L) (P-1) Exec. Asst. Develop. Disabilities Council 1 & 2 Director, Public Health Lab 3 (I) (K) Home Health Agency Director 3 (A) (D) (P-1) Home Health Rehab. Therapy Coordinator 3 (A) (D) (L) (P-1) Home Health Nursing Supervisor (all positions) 3 (A) (D) (E) (P-1) PH Clinic Services Nursing Supervisor 3 (A) (D) (E) (P-1) Developmental Center Director 1 & 2 Health Services Administrator (all positions) 1 & 2 Public Hlth. Prog. Specialist I & II (all positions) 1 & 2 Communicable Disease Program Chief 1 & 2 Exec. Asst. Public/Environmental Hlth. Adv. Bd. 1 & 2 CHDP Program Director 1 & 2 Tobacco Prevention Project Coordinator 1 & 2 conflict Page 3 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Victor J. Westman, County Counsel By: Arthur W. Walenta, Assistant County Counsel DATE: SUBJECT: Amendment to Conflict of Interest Code of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Approve Amendment to Exhibit A to the Conflict of Interest Code to substitute the attached Exhibit A to said code, and change the name of the District in said Code to San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District . BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The District has amended Exhibit A to its code and submitted the amendment to the Board for approval pursuant to Government Code section 87306 , and requests official action to correct the name of the District on its code. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE _ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD CO TEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) : ACTION OF BOARD ON D APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Orig: County Counsel ATTESTED ape�e40 cc: Clerk, Board of Supervisors PHIL BATCHE OR, CLERK OF San Ramon Valley Fire THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Protection District AND COUNTY ADMINISTRA OR LJ �� BY— , DEPUTY MAM/jh J-12:a:\board.fpd r x„ PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE SAN RAMON VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT We have reviewed our Conflict of Interest Code for the 1990-92 review period adopted July 26, 1976 and amendments of January 25, 1977, August 16, 1983 and August 2, 1988. Change the designation titled "Senior Fire Inspector" on Exhibit A to "Supervising Fire Inspector". Change the name as adopted on the original Conflict of Interest Code of July 26, 1976, from Danville Fire Protection District of Contra Costa County to conform to the present name of San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District as adopted by Resolution on May 5, 1980. EXHIBIT "A" Designated Positions Disclosure Category Member of the Board of Fire Directors 1 & 2 Chief Administrator, Fire Chief 1 & 2 Assistant Fire Chief 1 & 2 Battalion Chiefs 1 & 2 Fire Marshal, Chief of Fire Prevention 1 & 2 Senior Fire Inspector 3 (H) (1) (J) (l) (M) (N) (0) Fire Inspector 3 (H) (1) (J) (I) (M) (N) (0) Fire District Legal Counsel 1 & 2 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Victor J. Westman, County Counsel Arthur W. Walenta, Assistant County Counsel DATE: April 1993 SUBJECT: Amended Conflict of Interest Code for the John Swett Unified School District SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Approve the attached amended Conflict of Interest Code of the John Swett Unified School District . BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The School District has amended its code and submitted the amended code to the Board for approval pursuant to Government Code section 87303, 87306 and 87306 . 5 . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARDCO TTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) : ACTION OF BOARD ON 0-APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Orig:County Counsel ATTESTED R 0, /��.� cc: Clerk, Board of Supervisors PHIL BATCHEL R, CLERK OF John Swett Unified School District THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND Attn: John Frank, Superintendent COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY �/ , DEPUTY • CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE I. ADOPTION In compliance with the Political Reform Act of 1974, California Government Code Section 81000 et seq.,the Governing Board hereby adopts this Conflict of Interest Code,which shall apply to all Governing Board Members and designated employees of this school district, as required by California Government Code 87300. II. DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES Governing Board Members and district employees who hold positions listed in Attachment A are designated employees. Individuals in these positions make or participate in making decisions which may foreseeably have a material effect on financial interests. Ill. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FILING It has been determined that the types of investments, business positions, interests in real property, and income listed in the disclosure categories in Attachment"B" may foreseeably be affected by decisions made or participated in by persons in designated positions. Such Interests are reportable if held by any designated employee or Board Member. All designated employees and Board Members shall file statements at the time and in the manner prescribed below, disclosing reportable interests in real property, business positions,investments in business entities,and income which might foreseeably be affected materially by the operations of the District. A. Initial statements disclosing any reportable investments, business positions and interests in real property shall be filed by each designated employee within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Conflict of Interest Code. Persons who are already in a position when it becomes designated by an amendment to this Code must file an initial statement within thirty(30) days after the effective date of the amendment. Board members and employees appointed, promoted or transferred to designated positions shall file initial statements within thirty(30)days after the date of assuming the position. B. Annual statements shall be filed before April 1 disclosing any reportable Investments, business positions, interests in real property and income held or received in the period since the closing date of the employee's previously filed statement and December 31 st. The statement shall include any reportables partially or wholly acquired or disposed of during the year, with the date of acquisition or disposal. C. Leaving office statements shall be filed by every person who leaves a designated position specified in Attachment"A"within thirty (30) days after leaving the position, disclosing his/her reportable investments, business positions, interests In real property, and income during the period since the closing date of the previous statement filed pursuant to this Code and the date of termination. The statement shall include any reportables partially or wholly acquired or disposed of during the period covered by the statement, with the date of acquisition or disposal. Conflict of Interest Code, Page I of 4 Disclosure Statement Filint, continued All statements shall be filed with the school district. The District's filing officer shall make and retain a copy and forward the original to the appropriate reviewing bow. (The code reviewing body is the Board of Supervisors of the county in which the-school district is located if the district is located entirely in one county. The Fair Political Practices Commission is the code reviewing body for school districts with jurisdiction in more than one county.) (Government Code 82011) Individuals who resign within 45 days of initial appointment shall not be required to file financial Visclosure statements, provided that during the period between appointment and resignation they did not make, participate in making or use their position to Influence any district decision or receive, or become entitled to receive, any form of payment by virtue of being appointed to their position. IV. DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS CONTENTS Disclosure statements shall be made on forms supplied by the school district. A. Investments and Interest in Real Property: When disclosure of an investment or interest in real property is required, the statement shall contain the following: 1. A statement of the nature of the investment or interest. 2. The name of the business entity in which each investment is held and a general description of the business activity. 3. The address or other precise location of the real property. 4. A statement of whether the fair market value of the investment or interest in real property exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). 5. If the property or investment was partially or wholly acquired or disposed of during the period covered by the statement, the date of acquisition or disposal. Disclosure statements need not include information about an interest in real property used principally as the filer's residence. The likewise need not report investments or interests in real property which have a fair market value of less than $1,000. However, reportable Investments or Interests in real property do include those held by the filer's spouse and dependent children as well as pro rata share of any Investment or Interest in real property of any business entity or trust in which the filer, spouse and dependent children together own a direct, Indirect or beneficial Interest of ten percent or more. A. Financial Interest to Report: 1. Investments of $1,000 or more (e.g., stocks, bonds), the value, business entity in which each Investment is held, and activity of the business. Conflict of Interest Code, Page 2 of 4 A.•Financial Interest to Report, continued 2. Real property worth$1,000 or more, the value, and location of the property. 3. Income of $250 or more, source of income (e.g., tenant in official's rental property,spouse's employer);general description of business activity, if any; and amount. 4. Gifts between $50 and $250, the gift's value and description (e.g., season tickets to baseball games, complimentary dinner), and the source of the gift. However,State officials may not receive gifts worth more than $10 per month from a lobbyist. 5. Loans of $250 or more, the amount of the loan, the annual interest rate; security on the loan, if any; and the name of the lender. 6. Pro rata share of the payments received by a business if the official owns a 10% or greater interest in the business; name, address, and activity of the business. 7. Certain payments for travel, including advancements or reimbursements. V. DISQUALIFICATION Public officials who have conflicts of interest must disqualify themselves from making or participating in any related governmental decision. Conflict of interest laws also prohibit public officials from using their official positions to influence or attempt to influence governmental decisions. A conflict of interest exists when all of the following occur: 1) An offical makes, participates in, or uses his or her official position to Influence a governmental decision; 2) It is forseeable that the decision will affect the official's economic interest; (Any source of income, other than gifts and other than loans of terms available to to the public, aggregating to $250 or more in value, received or promised within 12 months prior to the time the decision is made; and any donor of, agent for a donor of, a gift aggregating $250 or more received or promised to the Board member or designated employee within 12 months prior to the time the decision Is made, should be reported.) 3) The effect of the decision on the offical's economic interest will be material. Examples of material effects include a change by $250 or more to the official's income; any financial impact on an offical's employer, business or real property if it is directly involved in the decision; or a change of $10,000 or more to the value of an official's real property if it is indirectly affected by a decision. 4) The effect of the decision on the official's economic interest will be distinguishable from its effect on the public generally. A decision which has a financial effect on an official's interest will not create a conflict if the decision will affect the offical's interest in substantially the same manner as It affects all other persons in the offical's jurisdiction or a significant segment of these people. Conflict of Interest Codi Page 3 of 4 Disqualification, continued A conflict of Interest occurs when a public off ical participates in a governmental decision which would affect a financial interest. A conflict of interest takes away from the goal of the public official's job of enacting good public policy. Section 87100 of the California Government Code does not prevent'any public offical from making or participating in the making of a decision to the extent his participation is legally required for the action or decision to be made. The fact that an official's vote is needed to break a tie does not make his participation legally required for purposes of this section. (Section 87101) VI. MANNER OF DISQUALIFICATION When a designated employee determines that he/she should not make a decision because of a disqulifying interest, he/she should submit a written disclosure of the disqualifying Interest to his/her immediate supervisor. The supervisor shall immediately reassign the matter to another employee and shall forward the disclosure notice to the Superintendent, who shall record the employee's disqualification. Governing Board Members shall disclose a disqualifying interest at the meeting during which consideration of the decision takes place. This disclosure shall be made part of the Board's official record. The Board Member shall then refrain from participating in the decision in any way. VII. LEGAL REFERENCES/DEFINITIONS The District Conflict of Interest Code comprises the terms of the California Code of Regulations,Title 2, 18730 (See Exhibit) and any amendments to It duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission, together with district attachments (A and B) specifying designated positions and disclosure categories. (cf. Board Policy 2300 and Board Bylaw 9270) Attachments A and B are on the following pages. Conflict of Interest Code, Page 4 of 4 Attachment A DESIGNATED POSITIONS I. Persons occupying the following positions are designated employees and must disclose financial interests in Category I, Attachment B. Governing Board Members Superintendent of Schools Director of Fiscal Services The Superintendent may determine in writing that a particular consultant, although in a "designated position," is hired to perform a limited range of duties and thus not required to fully comply with disclosure requirements. The Superintendent's written determination shall include a description of the consultant's duties and a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements based upon that description. This determination is a public record and shall be retained for public inspection along with this conflict of interest code. II. Persons occuyping the following positions are designated employees and must disclose financial interests defined in Category 2 of Attachment B. Principals Director of Maintenance, Operations and Transportation Attachment B DISCLOSURE CATEGORIES Designated persons in this category must report: Category I a) Interests in real property located in entirely or partly within district boundaries, or within two miles of district boundaries or of any land owned or used by the district. Such interests include any leasehold, beneficial or ownership interest or option to acquire such interest in real property. b) Investments or business positions in or income from sources which: (1) are engaged in the acquisition or disposal of real property within the district. (2) are contractors or subcontractors which are or have been within the past two years engaged in work or services of the type used by the district, or (3) manufacture or sell supplies, books, machinery or equipment of the type used by the district. Category 2 Designated persons in this category must report investments or business positions in or income from sources which: (a) are contractors or subcontractors engaged in work or services of the type used by the department which the designated person manages or directs, or (b) manufacture or sell supplies, books, machinery or equipment of the type used by the department which the designated person manages or directs. For the purposes of this category, a principal's department is his/her entire school. NOTICE: Investments include any financial interest in or security issued by a business entity, including but not limited to common stock, preferred stock, rights, warrants, options, debt instruments, and any partnership interest or other ownership interest. (Government Code 82034) Investments do not include 1) a time or demand deposit in a financial institution, shares in a credit union, any insurance policy, or any bond or other debt instrument issued by any government or government agency; 2) assets with a fair market value of less than one thousand dollars. (Government Code 82034)